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Rewards Advisor; opens in tab Jobs in London, Canada at The County Of Huron, ON
Title: Rewards Advisor; opens in tab
Company: The County Of Huron, ON
Location: London, Canada
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Position: Total Rewards Advisor (opens in a new tab)
The Corporation of the County of Huron’s Human Resources department is seeking a temporary full-time Total Rewards Advisor! Position Summary
This position provides support for internal customer service and helps drive HR excellence and process improvement. The Total Rewards Advisor is responsible for the coordination and administration of all aspects of the County’s rewards and benefits programs including health and dental for both union and non‑union employee groups. The Total Rewards Advisor assists and supports retirees through the retiree program, maintains and promotes the Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP), County Wellness, Employee Recognition Programs, and represents the HR team as the HRIS lead.
The position participates in strategic planning, ensures payroll information is accurate and timely, and communicates and markets the County’s benefits and wellness programs.
The position has a 35‑hour work week. The term of the contract is approximately one (1) year to cover a leave of absence.
What We Offer
We offer a comprehensive benefits package and competitive wages for a modern, people‑centric work environment.
Responsibilities
Total Rewards Advisor
- Oversee the administration of the County’s benefit programs for both union and non‑union groups and maintain an online database for our benefit carrier.
- Educate, advise, and assist employees with their benefit options, ensuring timely enrollment.
- Manage employee enrollments and determine eligibility, ensuring timeliness and accuracy.
- Maintain and update employee wages on our benefit carrier’s online database.
- Update and maintain benefit records in VIP, verifying employee benefit coverage is set up.
- Communicate with the benefit carrier and benefits advisor regarding plan changes.
- Assist with benefit plan renewal and rate adjustments.
- Review countywide monthly premium statements from the benefit carrier to ensure accuracy and correct any errors.
- Provide employee support for the County benefit plans, including assisting employees with claims, benefits cards, and general inquiries.
- Liaise with the benefit carrier and benefits advisor concerning issues with plan members’ coverage, enrollments, and dependent coverage.
- Ensure related policies, procedures, and protocols are relevant, current, and communicate any recommended updates/changes.
- Complete annual audit of all plan members to ensure accuracy for Equitable Life.
- Survey industry trends; complete benefit surveys and review information collected; forecast trends and assist with future benefit design.
- Research benefits offerings from comparator organizations and summarize the findings.
- Gather, track, and analyze data and information for various benefit programs to measure the success of program initiatives, return on investment, and inform program/policy decisions.
Retiree Benefits and Support
- Contact for retiree support and benefit‑related inquiries.
- Provide retiree information package containing EFAP information, annual benefit rates, and retirement gift options through the rewards program.
- Maintain benefit billing spreadsheet for invoicing purposes.
Employee and Family Assistance Plan
- Administrator of the EFAP program.
- Coordinate lunch‑and‑learn, programs, and workshops as requested by various departments.
- Post EFAP publications for employees on County Business on County Net.
Wellness Committee and Employee Recognition
- Manage the Wellness Program, including monitoring the budget line for Wellness, and act as the Human Resources representative on the Wellness Committee.
- Coordinate wellness events and challenges representing the Wellness Committee.
- Manage and coordinate the Employee Recognition Program for the County of Huron, including monitoring the budget line for Special Events; manage promotional items inventory and orders.
- Support the County of Huron’s Mental Health Strategy and other programs.
- Organize annual Service Award Ceremony, including employee gift order and certificates.
- Represent the Human Resource department on the HRIS Core Team; attend meetings and communicate updates specifically related to VIP.
- Approve assigned payroll change notices in Laserfiche.
- Act as a backup to the Talent Acquisition…